Environment
France’s new environment minister says energy plan due end-October
France’s new environment and energy minister Francois de Rugy Wednesday said the national energy roadmap for the coming decade would…
Sucking carbon from air, Swiss firm wins new funds for climate fix
A small Swiss company won $31 million in new investment on Tuesday to suck carbon dioxide from thin air as…
MOL Group lures APK into strategic partnership for plastic recycling
MOL Group and APK AG signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Merseburg. As a first step in the cooperation MOL…
EFdeN inaugurated the EFdeN Signature solar house to represent Romania at Solar Decathlon (Dubai)
The EFdeN Signature solar house, designed and executed by EFdeN, was inaugurated on Tuesday, July 25, in Bucharest, and is…
Energy giants opening natural gas spigots, fueling profit rise
The world’s largest oil companies are pumping more natural gas than ever before, helping to spur a rise in profits…
The Guardian: Rich countries pushing ”dirty energy” in Africa
Wealthy governments have been accused of promoting fossil fuel development in Africa at the expense of clean energy. Analysis showed…
EU’s next top model could unlock Paris Agreement
The European Commission outlined plans this week for a long-term strategy to drag Europe onto a Paris Agreement-compliant climate trajectory.…
More ambitious targets for EU, based on renewables and technologies for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050
Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete discussed the EU’s long-term vision for an EU economy described as: cleaner and more sustainable, more…
Tetra Pak reaches big milestone as it embraces renewable energy
Packaging giant Tetra Pak now obtains 50 percent of its global electricity supply from renewable sources, the business said Tuesday.…
Adoption of smart technologies for a city with tangled infrastructure (Alex Șerban)
Bucharest’s traffic lanes, utilities infrastructure and overall public management’s design might seem anachronistic to an outsider. Even so, Romania in…
Austria unveils energy, environment work plan at EU helm
The Austrian Presidency of the EU will aim to reach agreement on two flagship pieces of legislation during its six-month…
14 European countries call for stronger EU climate action
A group of European countries known as the ‘Green Growth Group’ have called on the European Commission to update the…
EU greenhouse gas emission budget: implications for EU climate policies
Estimates of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission budgets for the rest of the century vary considerably but have one thing…
Looking for the main objective of Romania’s energy strategy? It was decided in Brussels: 32% share of renewables in 2030
The European Union’s target for the share of renewable energies in total energy consumption in 2030 is mandatory for Romania,…